The War on Drugs Has Failed


 

The War on Drugs Has Failed – A Google Tech Talk August 17, 2010 ABSTRACT Presented by Stanford “Neill” Franklin, Police (Ret.) Executive Director, LEAP “It pains me to know that there is a solution for preventing tragedy and nothing is being done because of ignorance, stubbornness, unsubstantiated fear and greed.” Hear Neill Franklin, Executive Director of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), speak on the problems and costs of the war on drugs, and the reasons society would be better off if it were ended. Founded on March 16, 2002, LEAP is made up of current and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who are speaking out about the failures of our existing drug policies. Those policies have failed, and continue to fail, to effectively address the problems of drug abuse, especially the problems of juvenile drug use, the problems of addiction, and the problems of crime caused by the existence of a criminal black market in drugs. Although those who speak publicly for LEAP are people from the law enforcement and criminal justice communities, a large number of our supporting members do not have such experience. You don’t have to have law enforcement experience to join us. By continuing to fight the so-called “War on Drugs”, the US government has worsened these problems of society instead of alleviating them. A system of regulation and control of these substances (by the government, replacing the current system of control by the black market) would be a less harmful

 

Novavax Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

Overall, from a liquidity perspective, we have entered into fiscal 2000 (sic). in the strongest financial position ever with the …. And so humans are really unprimed, and giving almost any amount of drug at the first dose won't reverse that. It is …
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Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. Receives FDA Response to Citizen's

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

Only physicians certified under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) 2000 can prescribe SUBOXONE. As part of the U.S. FDA requirements to ensure the benefits of treatment with SUBOXONE Film outweigh potential risks particularly risks of accidental …
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results – Earnings Call

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The FDA approval of Fulyzaq is a significant step forward in addressing the unmet medical need of people with HIV or AIDS on ART therapy who experience non-infectious diarrhea, which can often lead to reduced treatment compliance. Since the …
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